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He said: “Any increase in fly-tipping in the area is a direct consequence of Conservative policies.

“Reduced tip opening hours, a new green waste tax and new charges to use the tips have all been brought in by the Conservatives and are a recipe for increased fly-tipping.

“Lib Dem councillors warned this could lead to an increase and, if this proves to be the case, the Conservatives only have themselves to blame.”

His comments come after a huge heap of waste was dumped in a field near Earl Shilton.

The massive mound needed the equivalent of 30 trucks to clean up at the cost of the landowner.

A huge pile of rubbish has been dumped near Earl Shilton

Fly-tip incidents in 2015 ranged from small deposits of one or two black sacks, through to full van loads of construction material, green waste and tyres.

Borough council chiefs said many of the incidents were due to small businesses being paid by residents to dispose of their rubbish legally, but then dumping it instead.

A Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council spokesman said: “Sadly, fly-tipping has risen in recent years all over the UK, and was an issue here long before the charge for garden waste was introduced.

“The introduction of charges for garden waste was necessary to help to fund the cost of providing the service, and has been widely adopted across the borough.

“There is absolutely no need for people to fly-tip any sort of waste as HBBC continues to provide a range of services for the collection of all types of waste, both residential and commercial.”

Residents are warned they could face fines of up to £5,000 if waste can be traced back to a household.

The borough council has also introduced Fixed Penalty Notices of up to £400 in a bid to clamp down on offenders.

County councillor Blake Pain, cabinet member for waste, added: “We’re having to make difficult choices across the council in order to make savings of £78 million over the next four years.

“When altering our opening days we have ensured that when one local site is closed, a nearby alternative is open. The charges that have been introduced are for non-household waste only, we recognise it is a change and have tried to make charges as simple as possible.

“Where similar charges have been put in place in other areas there hasn’t been a significant increase in fly tipping but we will continue to monitor figures and work with district and borough councils.”